Compensation Senior advisor

Attendance

Hybrid

Job Number

22631

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

19-Sep-2024

Location: Montreal, Quebec

City

Montreal

Province/State

Quebec

Area of Interest: Human resources

Come live your ambitions as a member of the Compensation team at National Bank and work with us to create the most stimulating workplace in the country. With your talents as a strategic partner in Compensation, you will help us improve the practices of the Compensation Strategy and Governance, Business Lines sector.

In this position, you will work on a large-scale project—the transformation of variable compensation programs, primarily for the Commercial Banking sector—that will have a long-term impact on the Bank.

This team reports to the Senior Manager – Compensation Strategy and Governance, Business Lines. It’s made up of about 20 passionate advisors and is a strategic partner to the business sectors. Collaboration and partnership are key to succeeding with a hybrid work model that the Bank favours for greater flexibility.

Your main challenges:

Help the Bank's compensation practices to evolve
Understand business issues, identify stakeholders' needs, and suggest strategies that fit with the Bank's cultural shift and transformation
Guide the execution of various projects and mandates, act as an advisor for the various working committees, and provide alignment to guide strategic compensation decisions
Intervene strategically with various partners and support the implementation of activities by providing high-level expertise
Contribute actively to the professional development of your peers
Offer value-added advisory services and support in a cross-sector and matrix context that is constantly evolving
Develop and establish competitive and innovative compensation solutions, strategies, and guidelines that require buy-in from multiple stakeholders and meet business needs
Act as an expert by influencing and balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders
Represent the Bank and participate in information forums with external third parties to keep up with best compensation practices and help our practices and approaches to evolve

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 7 years of relevant experience OR master’s degree in a related field and 5 years of relevant experience OR university certificate and 9 years of relevant experience
Experience in compensation, particularly in developing compensation policies and programs
Able to navigate in situations that are ambiguous and that provide service to sectors in matrix mode
Recognized for your agility, proactivity, and curiosity in solving problems, managing stakeholders, and providing advisory service
Ability to be a positive leader within a team
Excellent command of Excel and knowledge of Success Factors is an asset
Bilingualism, spoken and written (English and French)

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

Communication Diversity & Inclusion Empathy Initiative Learning Agility Resiliency Teamwork

Your benefits

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family.

Health and wellness program, including many options
Flexible group insurance
Generous pension plan
Employee Share Ownership Plan
Employee and Family Assistance Program
Preferential banking services
Opportunities to get involved in community initiatives
Telemedicine service
Virtual sleep clinic

These are a few of the benefits available to you. We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family. 

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We actively listen to employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication is encouraged.

We're putting people first:

We're a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people.  Our mission is to have a positive impact on peoples' lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusivity is central to our commitments. We want to offer an accessible, barrier-free workplace to all employees.

We want our recruitment process to be fully accessible. If you require accommodation, feel free to let us know during your first conversations with us. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Come live your ambitions with us!

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For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?